Woman charged with producing child pornography

Published: Friday, January 18, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 4:06 p.m.

ASHEVILLE — A Jackson County woman has been charged with producing child pornography and related charges, U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins of the Western District of North Carolina announced Thursday.

On Dec. 4, a federal grand jury sitting in Asheville returned a seven-count federal indictment against Kimberly Rachael Moore (aka Kimberly George), 30, of Cullowee, charging her with production of child pornography and related offenses, Tompkins said in a news release.

Moore is charged with one count of production of child pornography, four counts of distribution of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

The indictment alleges that on or about March 2012 and June 18, 2012, Moore did employ, use, persuade, induce, entice and coerce a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct, knowing and having reason to know that such visual depiction would be transported by any means, including a computer.

The indictment also alleges that on several occasions from about June 2011 to June 2012, Moore knowingly distributed visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Specifically, the indictment alleges that Moore distributed child pornography via email, posted child pornography on a website, and received child pornography.

If convicted, Moore faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison up to 30 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, a lifetime of supervised release, and registration as a sex offender.

Moore has been in local federal custody in Western District of North Carolina since earlier this month.

The investigation was led by ICE HSI in Hendersonville, with the assistance of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. The prosecution for the government is handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Thorneloe of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Asheville.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

<p>ASHEVILLE — A Jackson County woman has been charged with producing child pornography and related charges, U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins of the Western District of North Carolina announced Thursday.</p><p>On Dec. 4, a federal grand jury sitting in Asheville returned a seven-count federal indictment against Kimberly Rachael Moore (aka Kimberly George), 30, of Cullowee, charging her with production of child pornography and related offenses, Tompkins said in a news release. </p><p>Moore is charged with one count of production of child pornography, four counts of distribution of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.</p><p>The indictment alleges that on or about March 2012 and June 18, 2012, Moore did employ, use, persuade, induce, entice and coerce a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct, knowing and having reason to know that such visual depiction would be transported by any means, including a computer. </p><p>The indictment also alleges that on several occasions from about June 2011 to June 2012, Moore knowingly distributed visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Specifically, the indictment alleges that Moore distributed child pornography via email, posted child pornography on a website, and received child pornography.</p><p>If convicted, Moore faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison up to 30 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, a lifetime of supervised release, and registration as a sex offender.</p><p>Moore has been in local federal custody in Western District of North Carolina since earlier this month.</p><p>The investigation was led by ICE HSI in Hendersonville, with the assistance of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. The prosecution for the government is handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Thorneloe of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Asheville.</p><p>This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.</p>